hit the ceiling

英 [hɪt ðə ˈsiːlɪŋ]

美 [hɪt ðə ˈsiːlɪŋ]

勃然大怒，极度激动

英英释义

verb

• get very angry and fly into a rage
  1. The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question
  2. Spam makes me go ballistic
  Synonym:flip one's lidblow upthrow a fithit the roofhave kittenshave a fitcombustblow one's stackfly off the handleflip one's wiglose one's temperblow a fusego ballistic

双语例句

• With his temper, he probably hit the ceiling.
  按他的脾气，他可能发火了。
• Y-yeah, yeah. he, um, kind of hit the ceiling.
  说了，他有点不高兴。
• When Elaine came home at three in the morning, her father hit the ceiling.
  伊兰凌晨3点回家，她的父亲大发脾气。
• Don't creep around so quietly! I nearly hit the ceiling when you spoke. I am frightened to death ( that) I will be dismiss.
  不要蹑手蹑脚的！你突然张口说话时，把我吓了个半死。想到我可能会被开除，我真吓得要死。
• He hit the ceiling when he found out the radio had been broken to bits.
  当他发现收音机被人打坏时，气得大发雷霆。
• Yesterday, when she again missed the deadline for a report, he hit the ceiling and fired her on the spot.
  当她的老板听说她又没能在限期前写完一个报告，他火冒三丈，当时就解雇了她。
• A wife may hit the ceiling because her husband forgot their wedding anniversary.
  一个妻子可能因为丈夫忘记了他们的结婚纪念日而很生气。
• Mr. Block hit the ceiling when he was asked senseless questions.
  布洛克先生被问到无意的问题时生气了。
• The boss will hit the ceiling when he finds that we've overrun the budget.
  如果老板发现我们超出预算，他会暴跳如雷的。
• When he saw the amount of the bill, he hit the ceiling.
  他看到帐单上的数目后大发脾气。